Janowitz, Tama

A certain age : a novel by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
15 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 936 libraries worldwide
An aging woman goes on a manhunt in New York City. The heroine is Florence Collins, 32, an employee of an auction house, who sinks ever deeper in debt to keep up with the crowd among which she hopes to find a husband. By the author of By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee.

The male cross-dresser support group by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
13 editions published between 1992 and 1997 in English and held by 729 libraries worldwide

Slaves of New York : stories by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
5 editions published between 1986 and 1987 in English and held by 700 libraries worldwide

A cannibal in Manhattan by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
21 editions published between 1987 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 685 libraries worldwide
Mgungu, a South Seas islander and former cannibal, is dragged to predatory Manhattan by a young heiress.

Peyton Amberg : a novel by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
11 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 664 libraries worldwide
Having grown restless in her marriage, a young woman moves through a succession of lovers in her unending quest for excitement but gradually loses her youthful looks and mental stability as the men she chooses prove increasingly rough.

By the shores of Gitchee Gumee by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
8 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and Russian and held by 549 libraries worldwide
From the polluted swamp of what was once Longfellow's "forest primeval," comes the happy, singing, all-American Silvenowicz family, comprising mother Evangeline and her five children from as many fathers. After their trailer sinks in a lake from the weight of stolen library books, they head West to make their fortune.

Hear that by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and French and held by 483 libraries worldwide
A mother and child try to figure out the sources of the noises they hear on a stormy night.

Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
36 editions published between 1986 and 2004 in 11 languages and held by 369 libraries worldwide
Short stories of life in New York during the 1980's.

Area code 212 with 718, 646,917,516, and a brief foray to 518 : New York days, New York nights by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 304 libraries worldwide
A collection of the author's observations of New York City recounts her experience at Andy Warhol's 1980s blind date club, her brief encounter with celebrity as an extra in a ZZ Top video, and her failure of an IQ test.

American dad by Tama Janowitz ( Book )
12 editions published between 1981 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 287 libraries worldwide